# Enterprise Search 7.16.0 Security Update

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enterprise-search-7-16-0-security-update/291146>\
**Category:** Security Announcements\
**Created:** [December 7, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enterprise-search-7-16-0-security-update/291146 "2021-12-07T17:00:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![douglasday](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/douglasday/32/74044_2.png) [@douglasday](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/douglasday)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enterprise-search-7-16-0-security-update/291146/1 "2021-12-07T17:00:36Z")

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**Enterprise Search Information Disclosure issue (ESA-2021-28)**

An information disclosure via GET request server-side request forgery vulnerability was discovered with the Workplace Search Github Enterprise Server integration. Using this vulnerability, a malicious Workplace Search admin could use the GHES integration to view hosts that might not be publicly accessible.

**Affected Versions:**

Workplace Search versions through 7.15.2

**Solutions and Mitigations:**

Customers using the GHES integration for Workplace Search should upgrade to 7.16.0

**CVSSv3:** 6.8 - AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

**CVE ID:** CVE-2021-37940

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enterprise-search-7-16-0-security-update/291146/2 "2022-11-04T08:33:16Z")

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